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12-Letter Words Starting With CLI

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Popular 12-Letter Words Starting With CLI

The most familiar words on this list, with their Scrabble scores.

All 12-Letter Words Starting With CLI 17 words

How common is CLI at the start of twelve-letter words?

Our combined English word list has 17 twelve-letter words that start with CLI. They average 20 points, the best is CLIQUISHNESS (26 points) and 70.6% end in S.

Total words
17
Average Scrabble score
20
out of 26 max
Everyday words
0%
common in ordinary English
Most common ending
S
70.6% of words

Most common last letters

  • s 70.6%
  • y 11.8%
  • c 5.9%

Top vowel pairs

  • ie11.8%
  • ui11.8%
  • ea5.9%

Share of words where these two vowels sit side by side.

Rare words worth knowing

Valid in this dictionary but rarely seen in everyday English.

Highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with CLI

c 3l 1i 1q 10u 1i 1s 1h 4n 1e 1s 1s 1

C 3 + L 1 + I 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + I 1 + S 1 + H 4 + N 1 + E 1 + S 1 + S 1 = 26 points

Double word
52 pts
Triple word
78 pts

Face value of the tiles, then the whole word on a double- or triple-word square (letter bonuses and bingos not included).

cliquishness

  1. nountendency to associate with only a select group
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How many twelve-letter words that start with CLI are there?

There are 17 twelve-letter words that start with CLI in our combined English word list. Other dictionaries give different totals, so switch dictionary at the top of the list to compare.

What is the highest-scoring twelve-letter word that starts with CLI?

CLIQUISHNESS is worth 26 points in Scrabble before any bonus squares. Other strong options are CLIFFHANGING (25), CLIFFHANGERS (24), CLIQUINESSES (23).

Which rare twelve-letter words that start with CLI score well?

Uncommon but valid choices include CLIQUINESSES (23), CLICKSTREAMS (22), CLINDAMYCINS (22), CLITORECTOMY (21). Few players know them, so they can catch an opponent off guard.